Prateek Bordoloi, the Congress candidate from Margherita for next month’s Assam assembly elections, withdrew from the race while reaffirming his belief in the party’s principles and pledging to keep supporting it. The move happened just hours after his father, Pradyut Bordoloi, switched to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Pradyut Bordoloi had resigned as the Congress MP from Assam’s Nagaon before joining the BJP. (X). Prateek Bordoloi pointed to altered circumstances after his father’s defection, announcing his decision to withdraw as a candidate. He voiced his wish to keep working for the Congress. “In the current situation, after my father’s decision to join another political party, I feel it would be inappropriate for me to remain a candidate,” he wrote in a letter to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday. “I believe the people of Margherita and the numerous dedicated Congress workers deserve complete clarity and confidence in the party’s candidate.” It would be unjust to them if any misunderstanding or impression emerges about my dedication or the party’s stance. Prateek Bordoloi stated that he would continue working in any role deemed suitable by the Congress leadership. On Wednesday, Pradyut Bordoloi said he had advised his son to decide his own path without influence from his decision to join the BJP. Gaurav Gogoi, the State Congress chief, offered sympathy and moral support to Prateek Bordoloi. Pradyut Bordoloi had resigned as the Congress MP from Assam’s Nagaon before joining the BJP.
